Patents by Inventor Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi

Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7863234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid detergent composition containing (a) hydrogen peroxide or a compound forming hydrogen peroxide in water, 0.1 to 10 mass % of (b) a bleaching activator, 45 to 80 mass % of (c) a nonionic surfactant, (d) water, (e) at least one or more compounds selected from boric acid, borax and borate, and (f) a polyol compound, said liquid detergent composition having a pH value of 4 to 7 at 20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Masataka Maki, Yuichiro Tase, Hitoshi Ishizuka, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20100308260
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid bleaching agent composition containing (a) hydrogen peroxide, (b1) a nonionic surfactant, (b2) an anionic surfactant, (c) a bleaching activator, (d) at least one compound selected from boric acid, borax and a borate, and (e) a compound having one or more groups in which a hydroxyl group is present on each of the adjacent carbon atoms to each other, wherein the respective contents of component (b1), component (b2) and the mass ratio of component (b2) to component (b1) are all within a specific range and the composition has pH 2.5-4.5 at 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Masataka Maki, Yuichiro Tase, Hitoshi Ishizuka, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7678753
    Abstract: A liquid detergent composition containing (a) hydrogen peroxide or a compound for forming hydrogen peroxide in water, (b) a compound selected from boric acid, borax, a boric acid salt in an amount of from 0.05 to 1% by mass as a boron atom, (c) a compound having one or more sites, the site having one hydroxyl group at each of both sides of adjacent carbon atoms, in an amount of from 3 to 35% by mass, (d) a surfactant in an amount of from 4 to 45% by mass, and (e) water, wherein the molar ratio of the component (c)/the component (b) is from 1.5 to 2.7, and wherein the detergent composition has a pH at 20° C. of from 4.6 to 7.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Masataka Maki, Hitoshi Ishizuka, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi, Yuuichirou Tase
  • Publication number: 20100062963
    Abstract: Disclosed is the detergent composition containing (a) an inorganic peroxide; (b) a specific phenylester-type bleaching activator; and (1d) a polyglyceryl alkyl ether having an alkyl group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms in an amount of more than 5% by mass to 35% by mass, or the detergent composition containing (a) an inorganic peroxide; (b) a specific phenylester-type bleaching activator; (2d) a polyglyceryl alkyl ether having an alkyl group of 4 to 20 carbon atoms; and, (e) a fatty acid or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Kotera, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20090249557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid detergent composition containing (a) hydrogen peroxide or a compound forming hydrogen peroxide in water, 0.1 to 10 mass % of (b) a bleaching activator, 45 to 80 mass % of (c) a nonionic surfactant, (d) water, (e) at least one or more compounds selected from boric acid, borax and borate, and (f) a polyol compound, said liquid detergent composition having a pH value of 4 to 7 at 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Masataka Maki, Yuichiro Tase, Hitoshi Ishizuka, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20090022812
    Abstract: A liquid detergent composition containing (a) hydrogen peroxide or a compound for forming hydrogen peroxide in water, (b) a compound selected from boric acid, borax, a boric acid salt in an amount of from 0.05 to 1% by mass as a boron atom, (c) a compound having one or more sites, the site having one hydroxyl group at each of both sides of adjacent carbon atoms, in an amount of from 3 to 35% by mass, (d) a surfactant in an amount of from 4 to 45% by mass, and (e) water, wherein the molar ratio of the component (c)/the component (b) is from 1.5 to 2.7, and wherein the detergent composition has a pH at 20° C. of from 4.6 to 7.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Masataka Maki, Hitoshi Ishizuka, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi, Yuuichirou Tase
  • Patent number: 7135450
    Abstract: The invention provides an excellent means of giving an excellent bleaching effect when a liquid bleaching composition is used as foam. A liquid composition containing (a) hydrogen peroxide, (b) a specific sugar derivative-based surfactant, (c) polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether wherein the carbon number of the alkyl group is 10 to 14 and the mole number of oxyalkylene added on the average is 7 to 12, and (d) water in a specific ratio is foamed and used in bleaching of clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Masataka Maki, Kazuyoshi Ozaki, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7067469
    Abstract: A solid-shaped detergent comprising particles for detergent, wherein the particles have a dissolution rate of 90% or more, under conditions where the particles are supplied in water at 5° C.; stirred for 60 seconds under the stirring conditions that 1 g of the particles are supplied to a 1-L beaker having an inner diameter of 105 mm which is charged with 1 L of hard water having 71.2 mg CaCO3/L, wherein a molar ratio of Ca/Mg is 7/3, and stirred with a stirring bar of 35 mm in length and 8 mm in diameter at a rotational speed of 800 rpm; and filtered with a standard sieve having a sieve-opening of 74 ?m as defined by JIS Z 8801, wherein the dissolution rate of the particles is calculated by the Equation (1): Dissolution Rate (%)=[1?(T/S)]×100,??(1) wherein S is a weight (g) of the particles supplied; and T is a dry weight (g) of insoluble remnants of the particles remaining on the sieve when an aqueous solution prepared under the above stirring conditions is filtered with the sieve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yuhki Yanagisawa, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi, Shu Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Takaya, Hiroyuki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20060108561
    Abstract: The invention provides an excellent means of giving an excellent bleaching effect when a liquid bleaching composition is used as foam. A liquid composition containing (a) hydrogen peroxide, (b) a specific sugar derivative-based surfactant, (c) polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether wherein the carbon number of the alkyl group is 10 to 14 and the mole number of oxyalkylene added on the average is 7 to 12, and (d) water in a specific ratio is foamed and used in bleaching of clothing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Applicant: KAO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masataka Maki, Kazuyoshi Ozaki, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6818606
    Abstract: The present invention provides a laundry detergent sheet with significant improvements in solubility. That is, the invention provides a sheet of laundry detergent comprising a layer containing a detergent composition and a water-soluble substrate provided on both sides of the layer, wherein said layer comprises a water-soluble or disintegrating-in-water particle group, having an average particle diameter of 60 to 2000 &mgr;m, consisting of a particle group. The water-soluble or disintegrating-in-water particle group means less than 0.025 g of residue on a screen after 0.5 g of the particle group is introduced into 1 L water at 10° C., stirred at a revolution rate of 800 rpm for 10 minutes, and sifted through a screen of 200 mesh size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohiko Hanada, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi, Kazutoshi Ide, Hiroyuki Saijo, Hiromitsu Hayashi, Hiroyuki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20040127387
    Abstract: A solid-shaped detergent comprising particles for detergent, wherein the particles have a dissolution rate of 90% or more, under conditions where the particles are supplied in water at 5° C.; stirred for 60 seconds under the stirring conditions that 1 g of the particles are supplied to a 1-L beaker having an inner diameter of 105 mm which is charged with 1 L of hard water having 71.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yuhki Yanagisawa, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi, Shu Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Takaya, Hiroyuki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 6645931
    Abstract: A solid-shaped detergent comprising particles for detergent, wherein the particles have a dissolution rate of 90% or more, under conditions where the particles are supplied in water at 5° C.; stirred for 60 seconds under the stirring conditions that 1 g of the particles are supplied to a 1-L beaker having an inner diameter of 105 mm which is charged with 1 L of hard, water having 71.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Yuhki Yanagisawa, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi, Shu Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Takaya, Hiroyuki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 6500794
    Abstract: The present invention provides a granulated bleaching activator having a high solubility, that is, a granulated bleaching activator comprising (a) a bleaching activator and (b) at least one nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a nonionic surfactant (b1) having a melting point less than 20° C. and an alkylene oxide addition type nonionic surfactant (b2) having a melting point less than 20° C., (b1) fulfilling the specific requirements concerning solubility, in a specific ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Noro, Shigeaki Fujinami, Masakazu Furukawa, Kazuyoshi Ozaki, Masataka Maki, Nobuyuki Ogura, Muneo Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 5332518
    Abstract: A stable sodium percarbonate having excellent stability when incorporated into a bleaching agent composition or a detergent composition, particularly a zeolite-containing detergent composition. The stable sodium percarbonate is produced by a process which comprises a step of treating sodium percarbonate on the surface with at least one coating agent selected from the group (A) consisting of boric acids, borates and alkali metal silicates and at least one coating agent selected from the group (B) consisting of carbonates, hydrogencarbonates and sulfates, and at least one coating agent selected from the group consisting of coating agents belonging to groups (A) and (B) being present in the form of an aqueous coating slurry thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignees: Kao Corporation, Nippon Peroxide Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Kuroda, Akira Suzuki, Hideo Kikuchi, Masahiro Saito, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 4999138
    Abstract: A high density-having, granular, concentrated detergent composition comprises:(1) 30 to 50 wt. % of an anionic surface active agent,(2) 40 to 60 wt. % of an inorganic builder,(3) a fluorescent dye,(a) 5 to 25 wt. % of potassium salt of an anionic surfactant or 2 to 10 wt. % of potassium carbonate or potassium sulfate,(b) 0.1 to 3 wt. % of sodium chloride and(c) 0.2 to 5 wt. % of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 6,000 to 20,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Tutomu Nebashi, Shinichi Yabe, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi, Shuichi Takizawa, Fumio Sai
  • Patent number: D444595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Kao Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Ide, Nobuyoshi Yamaguchi